When you bring your best friend along on outdoor adventures, you gotta let ’em eat and drink. The Nomad Travel Bowls from Dublin Dog are pretty much essential for any backpacking, hiking, trail running or travel excursion with your dog. I’ve been bringing the Nomad along for my dogs since last winter, and tested it…
Park City Mountain Resort now “Epic” after Vail purchase
A long time of doubt, anxiety and speculation over what will happen between the legal wrangling between Vail/Talisker and Park City Mountain Resort is finally over. Vail has officially purchased PCMR. This announcement has come only two days after a judge ordered PCMR to pay a $17.5 million bond to keep operating for the 2014/15…
Ski Utah reveals ONE Wasatch lift connector locations
The very contentious ONE Wasatch plan to connect all seven ski resorts from Park City to Little Cottonwood Canyon seems to be moving forward, as Ski Utah revealed the possible lift alignments that will turn the Central Wasatch into a giant, interconnected ski resort. This mega resort would have 100 lifts, serving 18,000 acres. And…
Dublin Dog KOA Collar review
Dogs can be our most cherished outdoor companions, and as a result, they need quality gear too. Nothing is more important than a dog’s collar, both for identification and safety. But most collars are cheap fabric materials that absorb everything a dog gets into, causing then to retain dirt, smutt and stink. Enter Dublin Dog…
Salt Lake Craggin’ Classic returns
The Salt Lake Craggin’ Classic returns. On September 6th and 7th, rock climbers from all over will gather at Alta for a weekend-long celebration of all things climbing. Think of this event as a festival dedicated to the act of moving vertically over rock. You can immerse yourself in it with clinics, vendor tents, yoga…
Watch hawks with Hawkwatch at Alta
Winter is in the air, and what better way to get excited than to visit Alta. Sure, there no snow yet, but you can witness some of nature’s most cunning predators at work. Hawkwatch International, along with the Alta Environmental Center and Friends of Alta are joining forces to show off these amazing creatures that…
Mountain biking Idaho singletrack… with bears (video)
Fisher Creek. Of all the mountain bike trails in Idaho, this is at the top of my list. As I clip into my pedals and point my front tire down the buff singletrack that snakes through a burned-out forest, I’m all excitement, and have no inkling of what’s waiting for us below. Despite living in…
Salomon’s goats team up with Internet goats at Backcountry.com
There’s a brand new, elite trail running team in the United States, and Utah’s own Salomon and Backcountry.com are instigators. This new partnership of human goats joining forces with Internet goats is a collaboration between Salomon Sports and our favorite outdoor gear purveyor. Athletes on this new team include Aliza Lapierre, Cassie Scallon, Emma Garrard,…
Winter backpacking (in August) at Kamas Lake
Months before planning a backpacking trip to Kamas Lake in the Uinta Mountains, it seemed August would the the ideal time of year. Temperatures should be just right, an afternoon thunderstorm would be likely but not a concern, and the fishing should be hot. But as I exit my tent in the dawn hours and…
Granite Gear Leopard A.C. 58 Pack Review
A great backpack is worth as much as the gear it’s carrying. But is there such a thing as the perfect pack? Perhaps…I’ve been using the Granite Gear Leopard A.C. 58 all summer long, and it seems to be the ideal combination of size, comfort, and performance. From single nights of solitude to multi-day excursions…